Walking Dead Wins Game Of The Year And Borderlands 2 Wins Big At Spike TV Video Game Awards (See Winners Here)

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(Telltale) The Walking Dead: the Video game

The episodic point-and-click saga of Lee Everett and the young girl Clementine took home the game of the year award at Spike TV's annual Video Game Awards.

"Look, 'Walking Dead' fans, this is obviously for you," "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman said. "Thank you so much. You guys watch the TV show. You read the comics. You play the video games. You make all this possible."

The Walking Dead is a character driven point-and-click adventure game with little emphasizes on things like puzzle solving and extreme action. The game is focused on story and player choices with those decisions resulting in quick time events.

The Walking Dead also received the awards for best downloadable game and voice actress Melissa Hutchison won best female performance in a video game. Telltale also won studio of the year at the award show

Another big winner for the night was Gearbox's Borderlands took home awards for best shooter and best multi-player game. Voice actor Dameon Clarke won best male performance as villain Handsome Jack and the character of the year went to the robot Claptrap.